It has been another amazing year of Panathlon competition – and the schools taking part have emphasised just how much their young people have benefited from it. In our post-event…
Pentland Brands have sponsored our nationwide swimming programme since 2018 and help to fund our National Finals held at the Olympic training pool for primary age swimmers. And three Pentland…
Panathlon’s programme of competitive swimming once again welcomed teams from across the country in London for the National Primary Finals, at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park. The primary…
Huge congratulations to Isaac Hay, who finished his year of trying out 100 different sports with the incredible feat of completing an Iron Man! More importantly, he’s nearing his target…
Panathlon had a wonderful year across England – with 1,044 events across 44 counties, and an incredible 54,033 competitors. It included a brilliant National Ten-Pin Bowling Final – with Rush…
Panathlon are celebrating another wonderful academic year – with incredible numbers of young people taking part in our events across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We have welcomed 3,928 schools…
Claire Breton has been a big cheerleader for Panathlon since one of her now grown-up sons benefited from it. As a teaching assistant, she has worked to spread the word…
Ysgol Maes y Felin, from Holywell in Flintshire, were crowned champions at our inaugural Welsh Panathlon National Primary Ten Pin Final as simultaneous events were held across the country. Finishing…
Thirteen students aged between 12 and 15 from Barking Abbey School became the latest cohort in a long line of Panathlon Young Leaders from the school over the last eight…
Panathlon’s partnership with Active Lancashire and its sponsors Spar has benefited hundreds of children with disabilities and special needs across the Red Rose county. Active Lancashire is one of the…
Excitement levels ahead of Panathlon’s first ever National Primary Ten Pin Bowling Final went up another few notches this week as four schools in Lancashire added their names to the…
Our Welsh National Ten Pin Bowling Final on the 13th February will see 25 schools compete for the right to be the champion – right across the country, from Newport…
Ten youngsters from Beatrice Tate School in Tower Hamlets competed with skill and enthusiasm at Harrow Lodge Sports Centre in Havering, beating rivals from five other special schools to become…
An inspirational young man who helps and encourages younger children in Panathlon events is the runner-up in the Woodland Group Primary Outstanding Achievement Award for East London. Eleven-year-old Francis from…
Panathlon proved to be “a turning point” for Doucecroft School pupil Luca – and his remarkable progress has been recognised in our 2024 Woodland Group Essex Outstanding Achievement awards. Luca…
As he leaves his position as deputy head at Ysgol Tir Morfa in north Wales, long-serving teacher Phil Thomas has some enthusiastic words to say about Panathlon. “Having worked at…
Paula Felgate is retiring from her role with the London Borough of Enfield, having served as team manager for PE as well as school games organiser and inclusion lead in…
Rachael Hunt is finishing 2024 in a spectacular way! She’ll be spending New Year’s Eve in the swimming pool as she looks to complete her challenge to swim one million…
It was another splashingly good day as 48 children with additional needs took part in the Panathlon National Swimming Final at the London Aquatics Centre. Hempsted School claimed the win,…
A huge thank you to Inthallo who are supporting Panathlon this year with a major donation – and visited our recent double-header event in Westminster, witnessing nearly 100 children with disabilities and additional needs…
Moor House School and College from Oxted in Surrey were the victors in the National Panathlon Special Schools Swimming Final at the London Aquatics Centre, beating six other schools who…
Panathlon’s Deaf football event at Greenbank Sports Academy in Liverpool saw local authority Deaf Impairment leads calling Panathlon Deaf events “a fabulous experience for children who can often feel isolated.” Julie Croft,…
Isaac Hay from High Wycombe is taking on a remarkable challenge to raise money for the Panathlon charity – trying out 100 different sports in one year. “I wanted to…
Hempsted Primary School are practising hard ahead of this month’s National Primary Swimming Finals at the London Aquatic Centre. The Gloucester-based school were winners of the first-ever Gloucester Primary Swimming…
